List of National Wild and Scenic Rivers
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The Wolf River in Wisconsin
This is a list of the designated National Wild and Scenic Rivers in the United States. Some rivers may be listed more than once if they have designated sections in different states.
Initials of the managing agency follow the name of the river. Abbreviation use are:
- ACOE = U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- BLM = Bureau of Land Management
- NPS = National Park Service
- USFS = U.S. Forest Service
- USFWS = U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
[edit] Alabama
- Sipsey Fork of the Black Warrior River, USFS
[edit] Alaska
- Alagnak River, NPS
- Alatna River, NPS
- Andreafsky River, USFWS
- Aniakchak River, NPS
- Beaver Creek, BLM/USFWS
- Birch Creek, BLM
- Charley River, NPS
- Chilikadrotna River, NPS
- Delta River, BLM
- Fortymile River, BLM
- Gulkana River, BLM
- Ivishak River, USFWS
- John River, NPS
- Kobuk River, NPS
- Koyukuk River (North Fork), NPS
- Mulchatna River, NPS
- Noatak River, NPS
- Nowitna River, USFWS
- Salmon River, NPS
- Selawik River, USFWS
- Sheenjek River, USFWS
- Tinayguk River, NPS
- Tlikakila River, NPS
- Unalakleet River, BLM
- Wind River, USFWS
[edit] Arizona
- Fossil Creek, USFS
- Verde River, USFS
[edit] Arkansas
- Big Piney Creek, USFS
- Buffalo River, USFS
- Cossatot River, ACOE/USFS/Arkansas
- Hurricane Creek, USFS
- Little Missouri River, USFS
- Mulberry River, USFS
- North Sylamore Creek, USFS
- Richland Creek, USFS
[edit] California
- Amargosa River, added in 2009
- American River, California/BLM/USFS
- Big Sur River, USFS
- Black Butte River, USFS (Added in 2005)
- Cottonwood Creek, USFS
- Eel River, BLM/USFS/California
- Feather River, USFS
- Kern River, NPS/USFS
- Kings River, NPS/USFS
- Klamath River, BLM/NPS/USFS/California
- Merced River, BLM/NPS/USFS
- Sespe Creek, USFS
- Sisquoc River, USFS
- Smith River, USFS/California
- Trinity River, BLM/USFS/California
- Tuolumne River, BLM/NPS/USFS
[edit] Colorado
- Cache La Poudre River, NPS/USFS
[edit] Connecticut
- Farmington River (West Branch), NPS/Connecticut
[edit] Delaware and Pennsylvania
- White Clay Creek, NPS/Local Government
[edit] Florida
- Loxahatchee River, Florida
- Wekiva River, NPS/Florida
[edit] Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina
- Chattooga River, USFS
[edit] Idaho
- Clearwater River (Middle Fork), USFS
- Lochsa River, USFS
- Rapid River, USFS
- Saint Joe River, USFS
- Salmon River, USFS
- Snake River, USFS
[edit] Illinois
- Middle Fork of the Vermilion River, Illinois.
[edit] Kentucky
- Red River, USFS
[edit] Louisiana
- Saline Bayou, USFS
[edit] Maine
- Allagash River, Maine
[edit] Massachusetts
- Westfield River, Massachusetts
- Sudbury River, Assabet River and Concord River, NPS/Massachusetts/Local Government
[edit] Michigan
- Au Sable River, USFS
- Bear Creek, USFS
- Black River, USFS
- Carp River, USFS
- Indian River, USFS
- Manistee River, USFS
- Ontonagon River, USFS
- Paint River, USFS
- Pere Marquette River, USFS
- Pine River, USFS
- Presque Isle River, USFS
- Sturgeon River (Hiawatha National Forest), USFS
- Sturgeon River (Ottawa National Forest), USFS
- Tahquamenon River (East Branch), USFS
- Whitefish River, USFS
- Yellow Dog River, USFS
[edit] Minnesota and Wisconsin
- St. Croix River, NPS/Minnesota and Wisconsin
[edit] Mississippi
- Black Creek, USFS
[edit] Missouri
- Eleven Point River, USFS
[edit] Montana
- Flathead River, NPS/USFS
- Missouri River, BLM
[edit] Nebraska
- Niobrara River, NPS/USFWS
[edit] Nebraska and South Dakota
- Missouri River, NPS
[edit] New Hampshire
- Lamprey River, NPS/Local Government
- Wildcat Brook, USFS
[edit] New Jersey
- Great Egg Harbor River, NPS/Local Government
- Maurice River, NPS/Local Government
- Musconetcong River
[edit] New Jersey and Pennsylvania
- Delaware River (Lower), NPS/Local Government
- Delaware River (Middle), NPS
[edit] New Mexico
- Jemez River (East Fork), USFS
- Pecos River, USFS
- Rio Chama, BLM/USFS
- Rio Grande, BLM/USFS
[edit] New York and Pennsylvania
- Delaware River (Upper), NPS
[edit] North Carolina
- Horsepasture River, USFS
- New River, North Carolina
- Lumber River, North Carolina
- Wilson Creek, USFS
[edit] Ohio
- Big Darby Creek and Little Darby Creek, Ohio
- Little Beaver Creek, Ohio
- Little Miami River, Ohio
[edit] Oregon
- Big Marsh Creek, USFS
- Chetco River, USFS
- Clackamas River, USFS
- Crescent Creek, USFS
- Crooked River, Oregon/BLM/USFS
- Deschutes River, BLM/USFS
- Donner und Blitzen River, BLM/USFS
- Eagle Creek, USFS
- Elk River, USFS
- Elkhorn Creek, BLM/USFS
- Grande Ronde River, BLM/USFS
- Illinois River, USFS
- Imnaha River, USFS
- John Day River, BLM/USFS
- Joseph Creek, USFS
- Kiger Creek, BLM
- Klamath River, BLM/Oregon
- Little Deschutes River, USFS
- Little Wildhorse Creek, BLM
- Lostine River, USFS
- Malheur River, USFS
- McKenzie River, USFS
- Metolius River, USFS
- Minam River, USFS
- North Fork John Day River, USFS
- North Fork Malheur River, USFS
- North Fork Middle Fork Willamette River, USFS
- North Fork Owyhee River, BLM
- North Fork Smith River, USFS
- North Fork Sprague River, USFS
- North Powder River, USFS
- North Umpqua River, BLM/USFS
- Owyhee River, BLM
- Powder River, BLM
- Quartzville Creek, BLM
- Roaring River, USFS
- Rogue River, BLM/USFS
- Upper Rogue, USFS
- Salmon River, BLM/USFS
- Sandy River, BLM/USFS
- Snake River, USFS
- South Fork John Day River, BLM
- Sycan River, USFS
- Wallowa River, BLM/Oregon
- Wenaha River, USFS
- West Little Owyhee River, BLM
- White River, BLM/USFS
- Whychus Creek (formerly Squaw Creek),[1] USFS
- Wildhorse Creek, BLM
[edit] Pennsylvania
- Allegheny River, USFS
- Clarion River, USFS
- Delaware River (Upper), NPS
[edit] Puerto Rico
- Rio Mameyes, USFS
- Rio de la Mina, USFS
- Rio Icacos, USFS
[edit] Tennessee
- Obed River, NPS
[edit] Texas
- Rio Grande, NPS
[edit] Utah
- Virgin River, NPS
[edit] Washington
- Klickitat River, USFS
- Skagit River, USFS
- White Salmon River, USFS
[edit] West Virginia
- Bluestone River, NPS
[edit] Wisconsin
- St. Croix River (Upper), NPS/Minnesota and Wisconsin
- St. Croix River(Lower), NPS/Minnesota and Wisconsin
- St. Croix River (Lower)[2]
- Wolf River, Wisconsin
[edit] Wyoming
[edit] References
- Wild and Scenic Rivers by State, National Park Service